THE MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR  
CITIZENS ACT, 2007 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

SECTIONS 

1.  Short title, extent, application and commencement. 
2.  Definitions. 
3.  Act to have overriding effect. 

CHAPTER II 

MAINTENANCE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS 

4.  Maintenance of parents and senior citizens. 
5.  Application for maintenance. 
6.  Jurisdiction and procedure. 
7.  Constitution of Maintenance Tribunal. 
8.  Summary procedure in case of inquiry. 
9.  Order for maintenance. 
10.  Alteration in allowance. 
11.  Enforcement of order of maintenance. 
12.  Option regarding maintenance in certain cases. 
13.  Deposit of maintenance amount. 
14.  Award of interest where any claim is allowed. 
15.  Constitution of Appellate Tribunal. 
16.  Appeals. 
17.  Right to legal representation. 
18.  Maintenance Officer. 

CHAPTER III 

ESTABLISHMENT OF OLDAGE HOMES 

19.  Establishment of oldage homes. 

CHAPTER IV 

PROVISIONS FOR MEDICAL CARE OF SENIOR CITIZEN 

20.  Medical support for senior citizens. 

CHAPTER V 

PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY OF SENIOR CITIZEN 

21.  Measures for publicity, awareness, etc., for welfare of senior citizens. 
22.  Authorities who may be specified for implementing the provisions of this Act. 
23.  Transfer of property to be void in certain circumstances. 

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CHAPTER VI 

OFFENCES AND PROCEDURE FOR TRIAL 

SECTIONS 

24.  Exposure and abandonment of senior citizen. 
25.  Cognizance of offences. 

CHAPTER VII 

MISCELLANEOUS 

26.  Officers to be public servants. 
27.  Jurisdiction of civil courts barred. 
28.  Protection of action taken in good faith. 
29.  Power to remove difficulties. 
30.  Power of Central Government to give directions. 
31.  Power of Central Government to review. 
32.  Power of State Government to make rules. 

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THE MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR 
CITIZENS ACT, 2007  

ACT NO. 56 OF 2007 

An Act to provide for more effective provisions for the maintenance and welfare of parents and 
senior citizens guaranteed and recognised under the Constitution and for matters connected 
therewith or incidental thereto. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

[29 December, 2007.] 

CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

1.  Short  title,  extent,  application  and  commencement.—(1)This  Act  may  be  called  the 

Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. 

(2)  It  extends  to  the  whole  of  India  except  the  State  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir  and  it  applies  also  it 

citizens of India outside India. 

(3) It shall come into force in a State on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the 

Official Gazette, appoint. 

2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

(a) “children” includes son, daughter, grandson and grand-daughter but does not include a minor; 

(b) “maintenance” includes provisions for food, clothing, residence and medical attendance and 

treatment; 

(c) “minor” means a person who, under the provisions of the Majority Act, 1875 (9 of 1875) is 

deemed not to have attained the age of majority; 

(d) “parent” means father or mother whether biological, adoptive or step father or step mother, as 

the case may be, whether or not the father or the mother is a senior citizen; 

(e) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the State Government under this Act; 

 (f)  “property”  means  property  of  any  kind,  whether  movable  or  immovable,  ancestral  or  self 

acquired, tangible or intangible and includes rights or interests in such property; 

(g)  “relative”  means  any  legal  heir  of  the  childless  senior  citizen  who  is  not  a  minor  and  is  in 

possession of or would inherit his property after his death; 

(h) “senior citizen” means any person being a citizen of India, who has attained the age of sixty 

years or above; 

(i) “State Government”, relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof appointed 

under article 239 of the Constitution; 

(j) “Tribunal” means the Maintenance Tribunal constituted under section 7; 

(k)  “welfare”  means  provision  for  food,  health  care,  recreation  centres  and  other  amenities 

necessary for the senior citizens. 

3.  Act  to  have  overriding  effect.—The  provisions  of  this  Act  shall  have  effect  notwithstanding 
anything  inconsistent  therewith  contained  in  any  enactment  other  than  this  Act,  or  in  any  instrument 
having effect by virtue of any enactment other than this Act. 

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CHAPTER II 

MAINTAINANCE OF PARENTS AND SENIOT CITIZENS 

4. Maintenance of parents and senior citizens.—(1) A senior citizen including parent who is unable 
to maintain himself from his own earning or out of the property owned by him, shall be entitled to make 
an application under section 5 in case of— 

(i) parent or grand-parent, against one or more of his children not being a minor; 

(ii) a childless senior citizen, against such of his relative referred to in clause (g) of section 2. 

(2) The obligation of the children or relative, as the case may be, to maintain a senior citizen extends 

to the needs of such citizen so that senior citizen may lead a normal life. 

(3) The obligation of the children to maintain his or her parent extends to the needs of such parent 

either father or mother or both, as the case may be, so that such parent may lead a normal life. 

(4) Any person being a relative of a senior citizen and having sufficient means  shall maintain such 
senior citizen provided he is in possession of the property of such citizen or he would inherit the property 
of such senior citizen: 

Provided that where more than one relatives are entitled to inherit the property of a senior citizen, the 

maintenance shall be payable by such relative in the proportion in which they would inherit his property. 

5.  Application  for  maintenance.—(1)  An  application  for  maintenance  under  section  4,  may  be 

made— 

(a) by a senior citizen or a parent, as the case may be; or 

(b) if he is incapable, by any other person or organisation authorised by him; or 

(c) the Tribunal may take cognizance suo motu. 

Explanation.—For  the  purposes  of  this  section  “organisation”  means  any  voluntary  association 
registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or any other law for the time being in 
force. 

(2) The Tribunal may, during the pendency of the proceeding regarding monthly allowance for the 
maintenance  under  this  section,  order  such  children  or  relative  to  make  a  monthly  allowance  for  the 
interim  maintenance  of  such  senior  citizen  including  parent  and  to  pay  the  same  to  such  senior  citizen 
including parent as the Tribunal may from time to time direct. 

(3)  On  receipt  of  an  application  for  maintenance  under  subsection  (1),  after  giving  notice  of  the 
application to the children or relative and after giving the parties an opportunity of being heard, hold an 
inquiry for determining the amount of maintenance. 

(4)  An  application  filed  under  sub-section  (2)  for  the  monthly  allowance  for  the  maintenance  and 
expenses for proceeding shall be disposed of within ninety days from the date of the service of notice of 
the application to such person: 

Provided that the Tribunal may extend the said period, once for a maximum period of thirty days in 

exceptional circumstances for reasons to be recorded in writing. 

(5) An application for maintenance under sub-section (1) may be filled against one or more persons: 

 Provided that such children or relative may implead the other person liable to maintain parent in the 

application for maintenance. 

(6)  Where  a  maintenance order  was  made  against  more  than  one  person,  the  death  of  one  of  them 

does not affect the liability of others to continue paying maintenance. 

(7) Any such allowance for the maintenance and expenses for proceeding shall be payable from the 
date  of  the  order,  or,  if  so  ordered,  from  the  date  of  the  application  for  maintenance  or  expenses  of 
proceeding, as the case may be. 

(8) If, children or relative so ordered fail, without sufficient cause to comply with the order, any such 
Tribunal may, for every breach of the order, issue a warrant for levying the amount due in the manner 
provided  for  levying  fines,  and  may  sentence  such  person  for  the  whole,  or  any  part  of  each  month’s 

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allowance  for  the  maintenance  and  expenses  of  proceeding,  as  the  case  be,  remaining  unpaid  after  the 
execution of the warrant, to imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or until payment if 
sooner made whichever is earlier: 

Provided that no warrant shall be issued for the recovery of any amount due under this section unless 
application be made to the Tribunal to levy such amount within a period of three months from the date on 
which it became due. 

6.  Jurisdiction  and  procedure.—(1)  The  proceedings  under  section  5  may  be  taken  against  any 

children or relative in any district— 

(a) where he resides or last resided; or 

(b) where children or relative resides. 

(2) On receipt of the application under section 5, the Tribunal shall issues a process for procuring the 

presence of children or relative against whom the application is filed. 

(3) For securing the attendance of children or relative the Tribunal shall have the power of a Judicial 

Magistrate of first class as provided under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974). 

(4) All evidence to such proceedings shall be taken in the presence of the children or relative against 
whom an order for payment of maintenance is proposed to be made, and shall be recorded in the manner 
prescribed for summons cases: 

Provided  that  if  the  Tribunal  is  satisfied  that  the  children  or  relative  against  whom  an  order  for 
payment of maintenance is proposed to be made is willfully avoiding service, or willfully neglecting to 
attend the Tribunal, the Tribunal may proceed to hear and determine the case ex parte. 

(5)  Where  the  children  or  relative  is  residing  out  of  India,  the  summons  shall  be  served  by  the 
Tribunal through such authority, as the Central Government may by notification in the official Gazette, 
specify in this behalf. 

(6) The Tribunal before hearing an application under section 5 may, refer the same to a Conciliation 
Officer  and  such  Conciliation  Officer  shall  submit  his  findings  within  one  month  and  if  amicable 
settlement has been arrived at, the Tribunal shall pass an order to that effect. 

Explanation.—For  the  purposes  of  this  sub-section  “Conciliation  Officer”  means  any  person  or 
representative  of  an  organisation  referred  to  in  Explanation  to  sub-section  (1)  of  section  5  or  the 
Maintenance  Officers  designated  by  the  State  Government  under  sub-section  (1)  of  section  18  or  any 
other person nominated by the Tribunal for this purpose. 

7. Constitution of Maintenance Tribunal.—(1)The State Government shall within a period of six 
months from the date of the commencement of this Act, by notification in Official Gazette, constitute for 
each  Sub-division  one  or  more  Tribunals  as  may  be  specified  in  the  notification  for  the  purpose  of 
adjudicating and deciding upon the order for maintenance under section 5. 

(2) The Tribunal shall be presided over by an officer not below the rank of Sub- Divisional Officer of 

a State. 

(3) Where two or more Tribunals are constituted for any area, the State Government may, by general 

or special order, regulate the distribution of business among them. 

8. Summary procedure in case of inquiry.—(1)In holding any inquiry under section 5, the Tribunal 
may,  subject  to  any  rules  that  may  be  prescribed  by  the  State  Government  in  this  behalf,  follow  such 
summary procedure as it deems fit. 

(2) The Tribunal shall have all the powers of a Civil Court for the purpose of taking evidence on oath 
and  of  enforcing  the  attendance  of  witnesses  and  of  compelling  the  discovery  and  production  of 
documents and material objects and for such other purposes as may be prescribed; and the Tribunal shall 
be  deemed  to  be  a  Civil  Court  for  all  the  purposes  of  section  195  and  Chapter  XXVI  of  the  Code  of 
Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974). 

(3)  Subject  to  any  rule  that  may  be  made  in  this  behalf,  the  Tribunal  may,  for  the  purpose  of 
adjudicating  and  deciding  upon  any  claim  for  maintenance,  choose  one  or  more  persons  possessing 
special knowledge of any matter relevant to the inquiry to assist it in holding the inquiry. 

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9.  Order  for  maintenance.—(1)  If  children  or  relatives,  as  the  case  may  be,  neglect  or  refuse  to 
maintain a senior citizen being unable to maintain himself, the Tribunal may, on being satisfied of such 
neglect or refusal, order such children or relatives to make a monthly allowance at such monthly rate for 
the maintenance of such senior citizen, as the Tribunal may deem fit and to pay the same to such senior 
citizen as the Tribunal may, from time to time, direct. 

(2) The maximum maintenance allowance which may be ordered by such Tribunal shall be such as 

may be prescribed by the State Government which shall not exceed ten thousand rupees per month. 

10. Alteration in allowance.—(1) On proof of misrepresentation or mistake of fact or a change in the 
circumstances of any person, receiving a monthly allowance under section 9, for the maintenance ordered 
under  that  section  to  pay  a  monthly  allowance  for  the  maintenance,  the  Tribunal  may  make  such 
alteration, as it thinks fit, in the allowance for the maintenance. 

(2) Where it appears to the Tribunal that, in consequence of any decision of a competent Civil Court, 
any order made under section 9 should be cancelled or varied, it shall cancel the order or, as the case may 
be, vary the same accordingly. 

11. Enforcement of order of maintenance.—(1) A copy of the order of maintenance and including 
the order regarding expenses of proceedings, as the case may be, shall be given without payment of any 
fee to the senior citizen or to parent, as the case may be, in whose favour it is made and such order  may 
be enforced by any Tribunal in any place where the person against whom it is made, such Tribunal on 
being satisfied as to the identity of the parties and the non-payment of the allowance, or as the case may 
be, expenses, due. 

(2) A maintenance order made under this Act shall have the same force and effect as an order passed 
under  Chapter  IX  of  the  Code  of  Criminal  Procedure,  1973  (2  of  1974)  and  shall  be  executed  in  the 
manner prescribed for the execution of such order by that Code. 

12.  Option  regarding  maintenance  in  certain  cases.—Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in 
Chapter  IX  of  the  Code  of  Criminal  Procedure  1973  (2  of  1974)  where  a  senior  citizen  or  a  parent  is 
entitled  for  maintenance  under  the  said  Chapter  and  also  entitled  for  maintenance  under  this  Act  may, 
without prejudice to the provisions of Chapter IX of the said Code, claim such maintenance under either 
of those Acts but not under both. 

13. Deposit of maintenance amount.—When an order is made under this Chapter, the children or 
relative who is required to pay any amount in terms of such order shall within thirty days of the date of 
announcing the order by the Tribunal, deposit the entire amount ordered in such manner as the Tribunal 
may direct. 

14.  Award  of  interest  where  any  claim  is  allowed.—Where  any  Tribunal  makes  an  order  for 
maintenance  made  under  this  Act,  such  Tribunal  may  direct  that  in  addition  to  the  amount  of 
maintenance, simple interest shall also be paid at such rate and from such date not earlier than the date of 
making the application as may be determined by the Tribunal which shall not be less than five per cent. 
and not more than eighteen per cent.: 

Provided  that  where  any  application  for  maintenance  under  Chapter  IX  of  the  Code  of  Criminal 
Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) is pending before a Court at the commencement of this Act, then the Court 
shall  allow  the  withdrawal  of  such  application  on  the  request  of  the  parent  and  such  parent  shall  be 
entitled to file an application for maintenance before the Tribunal. 

15.  Constitution  of  Appellate  Tribunal.—(1)The  State  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 
Official Gazette, constitute one Appellate Tribunal for each district to hear the appeal against the order of 
the Tribunal. 

(2)  The  Appellate  Tribunal  shall  be  presided  over  by  an  officer  not  below  the  rank  of  District 

Magistrate. 

16.  Appeals.—(1)  Any  senior  citizen  or  a  parent,  as  the  case  may  be,  aggrieved  by  an  order  of  a 

Tribunal may, within sixty days from the date of the order, prefer an appeal to the Appellate Tribunal: 

Provided that on appeal, the children or relative who is required to pay any amount in terms of such 
maintenance order shall continue to pay to such parent the amount so ordered, in the manner directed by 
the Appellate Tribunal: 

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Provided  further  that  the  Appellate  Tribunal  may,  entertain  the  appeal  after  the  expiry  of  the  said 
period of sixty days, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from preferring 
the appeal in time. 

(2)  On  receipt  of  an  appeal,  the  Appellate  Tribunal  shall,  cause  a  notice  to  be  served  upon  the 

respondent. 

(3) The Appellate Tribunal may call for the record of proceedings from the Tribunal against whose 

order the appeal is preferred. 

(4) The Appellate Tribunal may, after examining the appeal and the records called for either allow or 

reject the appeal. 

(5) The Appellate Tribunal shall, adjudicate and decide upon the appeal filed against the order of the 

Tribunal and the order of the Appellate Tribunal shall be final: 

Provided that no appeal shall be rejected unless an opportunity has been given to both the parties of 

being heard in person or through a dully authorised representative. 

(6)  The  Appellate  Tribunal  shall  make  an  endeavour  to  pronounce  its  order  in  writing  within  one 

month of the receipt of an appeal. 

(7) A copy of every order made under sub-section (5) shall be sent to both the parties free of cost. 

17.  Right  to  legal  representation.—Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  any  law,  no  party  to  a 

proceeding before a Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal shall be represented by a legal practitioner. 

18. Maintenance Officer.—(1) The State Government shall designate the District Social Welfare or 
an  officer  not  below  the  rank  of  a  District  Social  Welfare  Officer,  by  whatever  name  called  as 
Maintenance Officer. 

(2) The Maintenance Officer referred to in sub-section (1), shall represent a parent if he so desires, 

during the proceedings of the Tribunal, or the Appellate Tribunal, as the case may be. 

CHAPTER III 

ESTABLISHMENT OF OLDAGE HOMES 

19. Establishment of oldage homes.—(1) The State Government may establish  and maintain such 
number of oldage homes at accessible places, as it may deem necessary, in a phased manner, beginning 
with at least one in each district to accommodate in such homes a minimum of one hundred fifty senior 
citizens who are indigent. 

(2)The State Government may, prescribe a scheme for management of old age homes, including the 
standards and various types of services to be provided by them which are necessary for medical care and 
means of entertainment to the inhabitants of such homes. 

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, “indigent” means any senior citizen who is not having 

sufficient means, as determined by the State Government, from time to time, to maintain himself. 

CHAPTER IV 

PROVISIONS FOR MEDICAL CARE OF SENIOR CITIZEN 

20. Medical support for senior citizens.—The State Government shall ensure that,— 

(i)  the  Government  hospitals  or  hospitals  funded  fully  or  partially  by  the  Government  shall 

provide beds for all senior citizens as far as possible; 

(ii) separate queues be arranged for senior citizens; 

(iii) facility for treatment of chronic, terminal and degenerative diseases is expanded for senior 

citizens; 

(iv) research activities for chronic elderly diseases and ageing expanded; 

(v) there are earmarked facilities for geriatric patients in every district hospital dully headed by a 

medical officer with experience in geriatric care. 

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CHAPTER V 

PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY OF SENIOR CITIZEN 

21.  Measures  for  publicity,  awareness,  etc.,  for  welfare  of  senior  citizens.—The  State 

Government shall, take all measures to ensure that— 

(i)  the  provisions  of  this  Act  are  given  wide  publicity  through  public  media  including  the 

television, radio and the print, at regular intervals; 

(ii) the Central Government and State Government Officers, including the police officers and the 
members of the judicial service, are given periodic sensitization and awareness training on the issues 
relating to this Act; 

(iii)  effective  co-ordination  between  the  services  provided  by  the  concerned  Ministries  or 
Departments dealing with law, home affairs, health and welfare, to address the issues relating to the 
welfare of the senior citizens and periodical review of the same is conducted. 

22. Authorities who may be specified for implementing the provisions of this Act.—(1) The State 
Government  may,  confer  such  powers  and  impose  such  duties  on  a  District  Magistrate  as  may  be 
necessary,  to  ensure  that the  provisions  of  this  Act  are  properly  carried  out and  the  District  Magistrate 
may specify the officer, subordinate to him, who shall exercise all or any of the powers, and perform all 
or any of the duties, so conferred or imposed and the local limits within which such powers or duties shall 
be carried out by the officer as may be prescribed. 

(2) The State Government shall prescribe a comprehensive action plan for providing protection of life 

and property of senior citizens. 

23. Transfer of property to be void in certain circumstances.—(1) Where any senior citizen who, 
after the commencement of this Act, has transferred by way of gift or otherwise, his property, subject to 
the  condition  that  the  transferee  shall  provide  the  basic  amenities  and  basic  physical  needs  to  the 
transferor  and  such  transferee  refuses  or  fails  to  provide  such  amenities  and  physical  needs,  the  said 
transfer of property shall be deemed to have been made by fraud or coercion or under  undue influence 
and shall at the option of the transferor be declared void by the Tribunal. 

(2) Where any senior citizen has a right to receive maintenance out of an estate and such estate or part 
thereof  is  transferred,  the  right  to  receive  maintenance  may  be  enforced  against  the  transferee  if  the 
transferee  has  notice  of  the  right,  or  if  the  transfer  is  gratuitous;  but  not  against  the  transferee  for 
consideration and without notice of right. 

(3)  If,  any  senior  citizen  is  incapable  of  enforcing  the  rights  under  sub-sections  (1)  and  (2),  action 
may  be  taken  on  his  behalf  by  any  of  the  organisation  referred  to  in  Explanation  to  sub-section  (1)  of 
section 5. 

CHAPTER VI 

OFFENCES AND PROCEDURE FOR TRIAL 

24.  Exposure  and  abandonment  of  senior  citizen.—Whoever,  having  the  care  or  protection  of 
senior citizen leaves, such senior citizen in any place with the intention of wholly abandoning such senior 
citizen, shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three 
months or fine which may extend to five thousands rupees or with both. 

25.  Cognizance  of  offences.—(1)Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  the  Code  of  Criminal 

Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), every offence under this Act shall be cognizable and bailable. 

(2) An offence under this Act shall be tried summarily by a Magistrate. 

CHAPTER VII 

MISCELLANEOUS 

26. Officers to be public servants.—Every officer or staff appointed to exercise functions under this 
Act shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code(45 
of 1860). 

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27.  Jurisdiction  of  civil  courts  barred.—No  Civil  Court  shall  have  jurisdiction  in  respect  of  any 
matter to which any provision of this Act applies and no injunction shall be granted by any Civil Court in 
respect of anything which is done or intended to be done by or under this Act. 

28. Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall 
lie  against  the  Central  Government,  the  State  Governments  or  the  local  authority  or  any  officer  of  the 
Government in respect of anything which is done in good faith or intended to be done in pursuance of this 
Act and any rules or orders made thereunder. 

29. Power to remove difficulties.—If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this 
Act,  the  State  Government  may,  by  order  published  in  the  Official  Gazette,  make  such  provisions  not 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the 
difficulty: 

Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of 

the commencement of this Act. 

30.  Power  of  Central  Government  to  give  directions.—The  Central  Government  may  give 

directions to State Governments as to the carrying into execution of the provisions of this Act. 

31. Power of Central Government to review.—The Central Government may make periodic review 

and monitor the progress of the implementation of the provisions of this Act by the State Governments. 

32. Power of State Government to make rules.—(1) The State Government may, by notification in 

the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for— 

(a)  the  manner  of  holding  inquiry  under  section  5  subject  to  such  rules  as  may  be  prescribed 

under sub-section (1) of section 8; 

(b) the power and procedure of the Tribunal for other purposes under sub-section (2) of section 8; 

(c)  the  maximum  maintenance  allowance  which  may  be  ordered  by  the  Tribunal  under  sub-

section (2) of section 9; 

(d) the scheme for management of old age homes, including the standards and various types of 
services to be provided by them which are necessary for medical care and means of entertainment to 
the inhabitants of such homes under sub-section (2) of section 19; 

(e)  the  powers  and  duties  of  the  authorities  for  implementing  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  under 

sub-section (1) of section 22; 

(f)  a  comprehensive  action  plan  for  providing  protection  of  life  and  property  of  senior  citizens 

under sub-section (2) of section 22; 

(g) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed. 

(3)  Every  rule  made  under  this  Act  shall  be  laid,  as  soon  as  may  be  after  it  is  made,  before  each 
House  of  State  Legislature,  where  it  consists  of  two  Houses  or  where  such  legislature  consists  of  one 
House, before that House. 

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